TY - BOOK AU - Elder,Linda AU - Paul,Richard ED - Foundation for Critical Thinking. TI - The thinker's guide to the art of strategic thinking: 25 weeks to better thinking and better living : first steps to becoming a critical thinker T2 - Thinker's guide library SN - 0944583253 AV - BF441.T5 A7 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Dillion Beach, CA PB - Foundation for Critical Thinking KW - Critical thinking KW - Thought and thinking KW - Problems, exercises, etc N1 - Cover title; "Recommended Readings to Augment the Strategies": p. 69; Introduction -- Clarify your thinking -- Stick to the point -- Know your purpose -- Question, question, question -- Be fair, not selfish -- Get control of your emotions -- Get control of your desires -- Learn to empathize with others -- Have mercy, avoid the holier-than-thou attitude -- Be reasonable -- Don't be a top-dog -- Don't be an under-dog -- Don't be a worry wart -- Stop blaming your parents -- Think-through implications -- Uncover the extent of your ignorance -- Beware of hypocrisy, Notice contradictions in your life -- Don't be a conformist -- Don't be brainwashed by the news media -- Don't be bamboozled by politicians -- Strive to be a citizen of the world -- Don't get your views from TV, ads, and movies -- Do something, anything, to help make the world better -- Educate yourself -- Figure out where to go from here -- Have your reached the payoff point? -- Reading backwards ER -